NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 BMW 3 Series Recalls
The 2009 BMW 3 Series has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 BMW 3 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 BMW 3 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 BMW 3 Series
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 22V119000
- Reported
- March 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 917,106
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010 3 Series, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010 3 Series, 3 other models
2009 BMW 3 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2009 BMW 3 Series, the newest on April 17, 2019. Of these, 4 describe a crash (8%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 BMW 3 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
None of the 2009 BMW 3 Series's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2009 BMW 3 Series owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags15
- Electrical System8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Engine5
- Exterior Lighting5
- Unknown Or Other4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 BMW 3 Series peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 10. 25% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 53 complaints about the 2009 BMW 3 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 3 Series by model year
Other 2009 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 2, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted